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LeBron as a Pacer? Why it's not likely
Oh, it’s fun to dream. Looks good, too. But this is as close as James will get to becoming a Pacer Pick a team, almost any team, and LeBron James’ name has been linked to it as a possible destination in next summer’s...
Pacers show signs of finally recovering from 'The Brawl'
Incident, Stern’s decision 5 years ago led to fall, then Granger brought optimism The Indiana Pacers have enjoyed a five-game winning streak during the past two weeks. Not so coincidentally, it was their hottest streak since the 2004-05 season,...
Pacers blow big lead in 4th, lose to Knicks
Win streak ends at 5 after offense suffers collapse As their lead stretched into double digits midway through the fourth quarter, it looked as though the Indiana Pacers were about to win their sixth straight game and move into a tie for first place...
Harrington leads Knicks past Pacers
Al Harrington scored 13 of his 26 points in the fourth quarter against his former team, and the New York Knicks beat the Indiana Pacers 110-103 on Wednesday night to snap a six-game losing streak. Larry Hughes had 22 points and 10 rebounds, Wilson...
Indiana Pacers hold off Nets to extend winning streak
EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. — Never mind their inability to firmly hold onto a double-digit lead. Don’t pay attention to how the New Jersey Nets had their way in the paint in the first half, either. None of that was relevant because the test...
Things go from bad (Nets) to worse (injured) for Indy's Courtney Lee
EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. — Luck has not been on Courtney Lee ’s side the past five months. There has been the foot problem for the former Pike High School standout. The ankle problem. Now a groin problem. And, oh yeah, Lee was traded from a...
Pacers win 5th straight, drop Nets to 0-11
EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. — Danny Granger scored 22 points, Roy Hibbert tied a career high with 19 and the Indiana Pacers dropped the New Jersey Nets to 0-11 with a 91-83 victory Tuesday night. Dahntay Jones added 17 points for the Pacers, who...
Pacers won't take winless Nets lightly
There were no voicemails or post-it notes on their lockers when they showed up for work Monday. The Indiana Pacers didn’t need a reminder. The returning players know their recent roller-coaster history of beating an elite team one night, losing...
Streaking along
Pacers zap Celtics, win 4th in a row Dahntay Jones played with a scowl on his face and a chip on his shoulder, attacking some of the NBA’s premier defenders as if they were a bunch of recreation league players. Danny Granger shot with pinpoint...
Daniels settling in as Celtics' reserve
Marquis Daniels saw the writing on the wall when it came to his future with the Indiana Pacers last summer. Daniels would have made $7.5 million this season if the Pacers had picked up his team option, which would have strangled them financially in...
Grizzlies sign former Pacers PG Tinsley
MEMPHIS, Tenn. — The Memphis Grizzlies signed point guard Jamaal Tinsley on Saturday, adding a player with a checkered past and a 1 1/2-year layoff to their troubled team. The Grizzlies announced the signing in a press release before their game...
Play defense or else
Teammates getting on each other about missed assignments The jawing started as they walked off the court. It continued during a timeout, late in the game at New York. Indiana Pacers forward Danny Granger was yelling at teammate Dahntay Jones. Jones...
Pacers' Watson back on target
Reserve guard, hampered by hand injury last season, shooting 56 percent from field Indiana Pacers point guard Earl Watson picked a pretty good time to find his shooting touch. Watson, who signed a one-year contract over the summer, doesn’t...
Rehabbing Mike Dunleavy rejoins Pacers practice
Indiana Pacers swingman Mike Dunleavy practiced today for the first time since February. Dunleavy, who is working his way back from right knee surgery in March, is limited to practicing in the halfcourt. “It’s tremendous that he was able...
Pacers win 3rd straight
Team is back to .500 with easy win over Golden State; Granger scores 31 points Not even a field-goal drought or another starter going down could stop the Indiana Pacers from doing something that’s taken them nearly a year to accomplish. The...
Jackson still speaks his mind
Stephen Jackson never was one to shy away from expressing his feelings during his two-plus seasons with the Indiana Pacers. That’s why it shouldn’t be surprising these days that the Golden State Warriors forward doesn’t regret...
Granger leads Pacers past Warriors
Danny Granger scored 31 points and grabbed a career-high 16 rebounds to help the Indiana Pacers beat the Golden State Warriors 108-94 on Wednesday night for their third straight win. Granger’s rebounds were important because forward Troy...
Pacers' Granger can't seem to locate his shot
All-Star is struggling, but he’s not worried Practice had ended an hour earlier, and most of the Indiana Pacers were long gone. Mike Dunleavy, trying to work his way back from a knee injury, was shooting on one end of the court. All-Star Danny...
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar has rare form of leukemia
NEW YORK — Kareem Abdul-Jabbar is being treated for a rare form of leukemia, and the basketball great said his prognosis is encouraging. The NBA’s all-time leading scorer was diagnosed last December with chronic myeloid leukemia, he told...
Pacers' Ford snaps out of slump quickly
There he sat, at the end of the bench during crunch time. It was the final month of last season all over again for Indiana Pacers point guard T.J. Ford. It wasn’t how this season was supposed to start, watching his backup play the key parts of...
Teammates happy Hansbrough is playing
Top draft pick is a tough frontcourt presence who has been knocking them around in practice Tyler Hansbrough’s teammates couldn’t wait for him to play his first game. They wanted to see Hansbrough, the Indiana Pacers’ first-round...
Pacers keep up defensive effort
Washington shoots 39 percent, is forced into 19 turnovers The message was written on the board when the Indiana Pacers arrived for their meeting at Conseco Fieldhouse late Friday afternoon. The message from coach Jim O’Brien said: “Just...
Pacers recognize man who helped keep them in Indy
Late co-owner Mel Simon is 6th person to be honored with banner in fieldhouse rafters Mel Simon , one of the two people responsible for keeping the Indiana Pacers in Indianapolis, became the sixth person to be recognized in the rafters at Conseco...
Hansbrough scores 13 in debut for Pacers
INDIANAPOLIS — Tyler Hansbrough scored 13 points in his pro debut to help the Indiana Pacers beat the Washington Wizards 102-86 on Friday night. Hansbrough, the first-round draft pick from North Carolina, missed the preseason and the first four...
Conseco Fieldhouse an Indiana shrine by design
In honoring the state’s basketball heritage, arena has become an NBA model home Ten years after Conseco Fieldhouse opened its doors, this shrine to Indiana basketball — part museum, part arena — remains one of the most revered...
Hibbert is growing into low-post scoring presence Pacers need
Roy Hibbert’s time is coming. It could be this season. It might be a season away. But those associated with the Indiana Pacers’ 7-2 center are convinced he’s on his way to becoming a low-post force. “In the very near future,...
Pacers' 1st win 'tastes so good'
Ford’s points, solid team defense get Indiana into the win column NEW YORK — A.J. Price couldn’t help himself. He had to do it. The Indiana Pacers’ rookie point guard let out a loud yell inside what had been a mellow locker...
Bad memories of the Garden
Rookie Price lost in 6 overtimes last year in Big East tourney NEW YORK — It was a long night the last time Indiana Pacers rookie guard A.J. Price ventured into Madison Square Garden. A very long night. Price was the starting point guard for...
Looking for that 1st win
Indiana loses its way early, can’t rally against Denver Fall behind early. Make a run to try to keep things interesting. Run out of a gas at the end. The Indiana Pacers aren’t good enough to fall behind by double digits and expect to come...
Foster to miss 2 weeks with ankle sprain
Indiana Pacers center Jeff Foster will miss at least two weeks after suffering a high right ankle sprain. The injury to the 6-11 Foster, a 10-year NBA veteran from Texas State, happened at Friday’s loss to the Miami Heat at Conseco Fieldhouse....
